Sensor/Actuator Hubs feature expansion port.
Press Release Summary:
Featuring 8 ports for 16 inputs/outputs, IO-Link Actuator/Sensor Hubs allow for example signals from up to 16 switching sensors to be collected from distance of up to 20 m so they can be made available to machine controller via IO-Link and IO-Link master using 3-conductor cable. Slot 7 can be reconfigured as expansion port by means of parameter entry. Complete valve plug or additional sensor hub can be connected to it for added flexibility and efficiency.
Original Press Release:
More Efficiency and Flexibility IO-Link Sensor/Actuator Hub with Expansion
IO-Link actuator/sensor hubs from Balluff feature eight ports for 16 in-/outputs. They allow for example signals from up to 16 switching sensors to be collected from a distance of up to 20 m so that they can be made available to the machine controller via IO-Link and an IO-Link master using a simple 3-conductor cable.
Brand new in the market are versions with an expansion port. Here Slot 7 can be reconfigured as an expansion port by means of a simple parameter entry. A complete valve plug or an additional sensor hub can be connected to it. For the user this means a significant gain in flexibility and efficiency. Now it is possible not only to cost-effectively process additional in- and outputs, but also expand the range to a circle of another 20 m. Thanks to plug-and-play and the use of unshielded standard cables, the system can be started up in no time at all.
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BALLUFF Inc.
8125 Holton Drive
Florence,
Kelly PANKO
Phone: +1 (859) 727-2200
Fax: +1 (859) 727-4823
Kelly.Panko@balluff.com
BALLUFF GmbH
Schurwaldstrasse 9
73765 Neuhausen a.d.F.
Germany
Detlef ZIENERT
Phone: +49 7158 173 0
Fax: +49 7158 173 50 10
detlef.zienert@balluff.de
